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Peters Township wins first WPIAL volleyball title

By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McMURRAY – The problem with fairy tale endings is that sometimes they don't work out the way we want. Take Saturday night as an example. We find a Peters Township team looking for its first WPIAL volleyball title ...

South Fayette’s Zeng places 6th in the state

By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com HERSHEY – When Angela Zeng raced down the second hill on the Hershey Parkview Cross Country Course Saturday morning in the Class 3A girls race at the PIAA Championships, the leaders started to pull away, but the ...

Belle Vernon’s Dusi finishes 2nd in PIAA tennis

By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com HERSHEY – Players from District 2 have become Gabby Dusi’s kryponite. The Belle Vernon senior battled through the pain in the left side of her abdominal area to earn a spot in the final of the PIAA Class 2A ...

In praise of the outdoorsman’s wife

By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter It’s my anniversary … 34 years today. To our youngsters, that might seem like an eternity. To my older readers, a mere blink of the eye. It’s all relevant. To my bride of over a third of a century I say, “Thank you!” My wife, ...

Defense forces 6 turnovers as Steelers stop Colts

By Will Graves AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers tuned out the noise and turned back the clock. Unfortunately for the Indianapolis Colts, so did Daniel Jones. The Steelers harassed Jones and the AFC-leading Colts into six turnovers in a 27-20 victory Sunday that ...

Dodgers rally to win World Series Game 7 in 11 innings

TORONTO (AP) — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles. Los ...